If you’ve been following the ‘I Go Back’ collection from the beginning, you’ve likely come to learn one thing about the McMullen family: we were seemingly always on a road trip. They were all memorable and meaningful in their own right, but it was a fortuitous family ski trip to this tiny New Mexico town that would unwittingly change the trajectory of our lives.

Taos innately belonged among the ‘I Go Back’ collections for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it was the adopted home of Millicent Rogers, the influential fashion figure widely credited with making Southwest style chic, and the inspiration for this collection.

Millicent Rogers was a sweetheart of the New York City social scene, where she turned heads and made waves by debuting this sort of “high-low” elegance, donning exquisite diamonds juxtaposed with handcrafted silver and turquoise pieces she’d acquired on her adventures through the Southwest.